The Latest Breaking News from Ethiopia

UN experts urge Ethiopia to stop deporting, detaining Eritreans

Ethiopia and Eritrea are historical adversaries, though their troops fought alongside each other in the war in Tigray.

Al Jazeera · Jul 13, 2023

Analysis: The war in Sudan is a problem for Egypt

Egypt is keen to protect itself as Sudan’s military strongmen wage war.

Al Jazeera · Jul 12, 2023

Ethiopia wants to join the BRICS group of nations: an expert unpacks the pros and cons

A few years ago, the BRICS grouping – Brazil, Russia, China, India and South Africa – had lost salience because three of its members were in severe economic difficulty. Brazil, Russia and South Africa are primarily natural resource exporters and were badly affected by the global commodity price bust of…

The Conversation · Jul 11, 2023

The private backers of the Great Green Wall

In this edition: Niger's private sector has stepped up to fertilise failing plans for Africa's Great Green Wall. Also, people from Ethiopia's town of Lalibela help restore some of the iconic rock-hewn churches unique to their community. Plus, Malian children from riverside communities take to the waters to head out…

France 24 · Jul 6, 2023

Israeli Surgeons Overcome Power Failure To Save Child’s Life In Ethiopian Surgery

Delegation from Rambam Healthcare Campus adapts quickly and successfully completes procedure during blackout

Zenger · Jul 6, 2023

Wrong turn before finish line costs Olympian thousands in prize money

A wrong turn cost Ethiopian runner Senbere Teferi the win in the Peachtree Road Race on Tuesday

The Guardian - US · Jul 5, 2023

Review: A kid's perspective on Ethiopia's sweeping changes in 'History of a Difficult Child'

FICTION: University of Minnesota grad Mihret Sibhat writes about the lives of a prominent family in post-revolutionary Ethiopia.

Tribune News Service · Jul 5, 2023

US says it's horrified by conditions in Ethiopia after theft leads to food aid pause and deaths

The United States humanitarian agency tells The Associated Press it is horrified by conditions in Ethiopia

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023

‘We blame government and aid agencies’: food relief thefts in Ethiopia leave those in need with nothing

Hunger-related deaths have risen since grain deliveries stopped after a nationwide scheme to steal supplies was exposed

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2023

Hunger kills hundreds after US and UN pause food aid to Ethiopia's Tigray region, officials say

Local officials and researchers say hunger has killed at least 700 people in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region in recent weeks after the United States and United Nations suspended food aid

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2023